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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1931

281 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 15

Steamer Wrecked Struck Reef in Blizzard Lifeboat Crew's Ordeal Helsingfors, December 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1931 · page 5

After striking a reef in a blinding snowstorm, the Finland Steamship Company's steamer Orion is a total wreck. Terrific seas flooded the vessel and…

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